London’s Nao released several of the most surprisingly solid tracks of 2015. If you’re unfamiliar with October’s “Bad Blood” and November’s “Good Girl“, get on that. She also lent vocals for Mura Masa’s excellent EP last spring. As Nao preps her debut LP–which will apparently be announced soon–she shared another single. Nao “Fool To Love” […]
FKA Twigs just shared a new song and accompanying video. “Good To Love” features Twigs (Tahliah Debrett Barnett) pairing up with Rick Nowels. The four and a half minute “Good To Love” is a fairly sparse, minimal track, even for FKA Twigs standards. A simple piano track and relatively few effects allow Twigs’ melody and […]
Wait, people were doing other things besides watching The Life of Pablo stream? Apparently so. As we all close the Tidal streaming windows, James Blake dropped a new track on BBC1. “Modern Soul” is a characteristically beautiful James Blake song. The patient, glowing song builds into beauty over five and a half minutes and makes you wonder how […]
Seminal aughts post-punk outfit Bloc Party are returning with their fifth studio LP later this week. On January 29, Block Party releases HYMNS. The new album features a revised lineup for the band. Longtime Bloc Party members Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack remain. Yet the quarter now features Menomena’s Justin Harris and Louise Bartle. Bloc Party HYMNS follows up their 2012 album Four. You can […]
You’ve probably heard London producer Will Phillips even if you don’t think you have. Phillips co-penned Sam Smith’s ubiquitous, Grammy gulping “Stay With Me”. Phillips also works on his own under the Tourist moniker. Phillips shared new Tourist track “To Have You Back”. The patient, downtempo track poignantly builds over tight production before an eventual […]